Strolling with his usual swagger across the pit lane, Jose Mourinho was on ceremonial duties on Saturday in handing over the Pirelli pole position award at a murky Silverstone circuit. However, rather appropriately,

What a difference a day makes. In practice on Friday, Max Verstappen was nowhere, his Red Bull car, in his words, “understeering to the moon”. Twenty-four hours later, the four-time world champion had somehow claimed the 44th pole position of his career,

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen beats home crowd favourites Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell & Ollie Bearman in Q3 to take his 44th pole position in Formula 1 at Silverstone.